Last night, Russell, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound guard from Louisville, Ky., who attends Montverde Academy in Florida, became the fourth recruit in the class of 2014 to make a commitment to the Ohio State men’s basketball team.

Meanwhile, Jent reportedly is leaving his assistant coaching job at Ohio State after two seasons to return to the NBA as an assistant with the Sacramento Kings.

Russell, who visited Ohio State’s campus on Monday, said he chose the Buckeyes over a number of other high-powered programs, including hometown Louisville, without taking other visits.

“I just really (built) a great relationship with the coaching staff. It’s the most comfortable I’ve been,” he said. “I didn’t feel any other school recruiting me harder than them.”

Jent told The Dispatch today, while en route to Sacramento for the second time this week, that he had not decided whether to take the Kings job. But a Sacramento Bee reporter who covers the Kings wrote on her Twitter account that, according to sources, a deal with Jent is “done.”

Jent said he and new Kings coach Michael Malone used to talk about someday leading a coaching staff together when they were assistants with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2006 to ’10.

But their relationship predates that. Jent said they have been friends since they were 16, when they met at a basketball camp and played AAU games against each other. It makes the opportunity “very intriguing,” he said.

“Rarely do you get an opportunity to work for a guy you really know at (the NBA) level, someone you have a great understanding of how they operate, and they know you and how you operate. There’s no guessing,” Jent said. “We’re best friends and we know how each other works. It’s unique in that way.”